LITERATURE REVIEW
TASMANIAN DEVILS
In short, digestion is the process where food is broken down and then absorbed by the body. The digestive system is extremely important as it is the main factor in how much of a foods nutrients are utilized. The process of digestion is essential for the body as it is the body's source for energy. Tasmanian devils are carnivores, meaning they strictly feed off meat. The main differences that distinguishes a carnivores digestive system with other mammals include the requirement of a diet high in protein and a simple digestive system. This simple digestive system is a result of the animal only consuming protein and not plants, which is more complicated to digest. A main feature characterizing the carnivores
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Their main source of food is from feeding upon carcasses of dead animals, such as roadkill, but they are also able to hunt their prey. Their powerful jaws are the main structure that gives them the ability to survive off carrion (animals that have already died), which is the majority of their diet. These jaws allow the tasmanian devil to devour their food entirely. They are able to consume every part of the animal - including fur, organs and bones. Devils have such strong jaws that they can even bite through metal traps and have the capability to opening 75-80 degrees. They generally have no specific preference for their diet and eat a range of animals, as they are strictly carnivorous, surviving off birds, wallabies, and small mammals. Tasmanian devils eat on average 15% of their body weight in food each day. But, because of their fast digestion system, they would be able to eat up to 40% of their body weight in just 30 …show more content…
The lower esophageal sphincter relaxes and does not function properly, allowing the stomach contents/acids to escape and plash up back into the esophagus. The esophagus is designed to close off, forcing food and liquids to remain in the stomach after they get there, but this medical disorder stops this process (seen in figure 3) and severely affects the digestive system. The disease progresses from a weak lower esophageal sphincter, prone to allowing harmful gastric fluid to reflux back up the individuals esophagus. Symptoms include burning pain the chest after eating, heartburn, difficulty swallowing, sleep disruption and even upper respiratory problems . Relief from this problem includes new medical therapy (acid suppression medications) like Prevacid® and Nexium® which affect the gastric acid production. These, however, acid reflux does not respond to medical therapy and it does not address or repair the underlying cause of the disease which is a weak sphincter or sphincter defect between the stomach and esophagus. Safe and effective procedures for patients who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are only recently being discovered. A breakthrough in medical studies introduced a new operation that has the potential to cure GERD. LINX is a small implant that comprises of interlinked titanium beads with magnetic
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People can hear harsh screeching, and spine chilling screams. (“Tasmanian Devil”). In addition, these devils are carnivores. These animals can also be scavengers. Although some people would expect them to be fussy around dinner time, they are usually not too conscientious.
In this article, you are informed about a disease that is occurring more often in our society. It is commonly referred to as “heartburn” but is more appropriately named acid reflux disease or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Most people suffer from this disease, but think nothing of it. Perhaps they have felt it after a big meal, lying down after eating, during pregnancy, or even when bending over. Most people feel that GERD occurs after eating spicy foods, when in fact the major cause of GERD is fatty foods and the quantity of foods eaten.
The digestive system is a group of organs that works together to convert food into energy and basic nutrients that will feed the entire body. The digestive system breaks down food so nutrients can be absorbed by the body. The digestive system has three main functions. First, it ingests food then breaks it down so nutrients can be absorbed and it also eliminates what cannot be digested.
The digestive system otherwise known as the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) is a long tube which runs from the mouth to the anus. It operates to break down the food we eat from large macromolecules such as starch, proteins and fats, which can’t be easily absorbed, into readily absorbable molecules such as glucose, fatty acids and amino acids. Once broken down, these molecules can cross the cells lining the small intestine, enter into the circulatory system and be transported around the body finally being used for energy, growth and repair.
Many people do not know that tasmanian devils exists. If you ask someone about a tasmanian devil they’ll probably tell you about “Taz”, the cartoon character that appeared on the Looney Tunes television show. Taz was portrayed as a ferocious character with a short temper and enormous appetite, which is the exact opposite of what a tasmanian devil is. People may think tasmanian devils act this way due to “Taz”, but they are actually timid and not as ferocious. The tasmanian devil is the world's largest living carnivorous marsupial (animal with a pouch), that earned its name but the scream that they sound off. They are scavengers that use their sharp teeth and claws to feast off of dead animals.
Acid is produced naturally in your stomach to help you digest food and to kill bacteria. This acid irritates the stomach lining so our body produces a natural mucus barrier which protects it. Sometimes this barrier may be damaged thus allowing the acid to damage the stomach causing inflammation, ulcers and other conditions. Other times, there may be a problem with the muscular band at the top of the stomach that keeps the stomach tightly closed and this allows the acid to escape and irritate the oesophagus. This is called 'acid reflux' and can cause heartburn and/or oesophagitis. Proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole stop cells in the lining of the stomach from producing too much acid. This can help prevent ulcers from forming or assist the healing process. By decreasing the amount of acid, they can also help to reduce acid reflux related symptoms such as heartburn.
Digestion have a function of breaking down all food into our body. Our body use all nutrients to help in the process been health and growth. Digestion supplied small molecules that will be absorbed into our bloodstream.
In this section, the algorithms and techniques used in the design of the proposed approach will be introduced. 2.1. Grey Wolf Optimizer Grey wolf optimizer (GWO) is an optimization algorithm simulating the hunting and leadership mechanism of gray wolves and it is introduced by Mirjalili et al.21. An overview about this algorithm is given below.
Our metabolism, “the totality of an organism’s chemical reactions”, manages energy usage and production of cells. We use energy constantly and our metabolism breaks down food through complex chemical reactions into energy our cells
In the film “Red Cliff” directed by John Woo, The Eastern Han Dynasty, one of the main characters, Prime minister Cao Cao, plans to take over the southern Han Dynasty lands and unify China. The Lui Bei try and fend them off but they are extremely outnumbered by the East and have no choice but to retreat to protect their people. Knowing they cannot win, the strategist named Kongming suggests and allies with the Sun Quan who were also outnumbered and would eventually be attacked by Cao Cao after defeating the Lui. Although the eastern Han still had more soldiers, the southern Han still fight. They devise many plans to counter their huge army and with their strategies and meteorologist they are able to defeat Cao Cao’s army, creating three main
...his builds a relationship between the two causing the predator to consume its meat without looking away (Pollan 307). This causes that person to no want to know what they are eating because people are used to not knowing what they are eating.
When eaten, protein is broken down into amino acids. Proteins and amino acids are used for almost every metabolic process in the body, and are the building blocks for every tissue in your body.
A crocodile appears as a fierce predator and its appearance is no lie. Crocodiles are violent carnivores and there physical traits help it be successful in its hunting. They are aquatic creatures built for the predator lifestyle. There bodies are designed to swim quickly as they are able to tuck in there feet and cut through the water with little resistance. There feet are also webbed and although are not used to gain speed they are used to make quick changes in directions or sudden moves. There feet are also an advantage in shallow water where they will typically walk. They also have a thick layer of tissue around the mouth that prevents water from entering while they dive down. Crocodiles unlike many reptiles lack a certain characteristic that most have, they do not have the ability to stick out their tongue. This is caused by the membrane that holds there tongue in place giving it little movement. The skin under there bellies and sides is smooth and fragile unlike the rest of their body. On the dorsal side the skin is very thick and rugged and in some parts rather sharp, this gives them a layer of protection. There are pores and capillaries in between the scales that provide feeling and gives them the ability to know hot from cold. Crocodiles produc...